You help keep exceptional care close to home.
In life’s most critical moments, you and your loved ones count on Waterloo Region Health Network (WRHN).
Today, 1.4 million people across Waterloo Wellington and beyond rely on WRHN’s regional services — that’s 10 per cent of Ontarians – and that number grows each year.
Government funding only goes so far. You make more possible.
When you give, you put vital equipment and specialized tools directly into the hands of our medical teams. Your support powers faster diagnoses, advanced procedures, and life-saving care, right here at home.
Explore WRHN’s most urgent fundraising priorities and see how your generosity elevates access to care, right here in your community.
Healthcare Experience Fund
Improving your patient experience
Exceptional healthcare is about more than diagnosis and treatment. It's about how patients and families experience every step of their care.
Your support for the Healthcare Experience Fund improves care across three key areas: delivering compassionate support to patients (People), ensuring clear and safe communication during treatment (Quality), and introducing smart, modern tools to improve your stay (Innovation).
- Fundraising goal: $12M
Cath Lab Expansion
Advancing cardiac care, closer to home
When you or someone you love faces a cardiac emergency, every second counts. That’s why we’re improving access to WRHN’s Regional Cardiac Care Centre – a program that’s consistently ranked among the best in Canada.
Modern catheterization labs expand WRHN’s advanced life-saving heart care services. With state-of-the-art technology, our care teams can diagnose and treat complex heart conditions faster and with less invasive approaches — keeping you close to home when you need it most.
- Fundraising goal: $10.4M
Medication Management (ADU)
Modernizing medication management
When you rely on hospital care, peace of mind comes from knowing treatment is supported by the latest innovation.
Automated medication management optimizes how care is delivered by enhancing safety, increasing clinical efficiency, and preparing our health network for future growth so your care team can focus on what matters most: you.
- Fundraising goal: $10.6M
Ophthalmology
Helping you see a brighter future
When your sight is on the line, having advanced eye care close to home makes all the difference. Your generosity helps WRHN deliver expert eye care, while funding urgent advancements for our retina clinic.
By supporting our Regional Eye Program, you empower clinicians to restore vision and protect sight for you, your family, and our growing region.
- Fundraising goal: $3.1M
Cancer Care
Exceptional cancer care, closer to home
Facing a cancer diagnosis is never easy, but receiving expert care in your community brings comfort when you need it most.
By funding replacement 3D mammography units and advanced LINAC radiation technology, you give care teams the tools to detect cancer earlier and treat tumors with maximum precision.
Your generosity ensures reliable, cutting-edge treatment is always here for you.
- Fundraising goal: $12.9M
Diagnostic/Medical Imaging
Giving care teams a clear view
Before treatment can begin, doctors need to see what they are treating.
Your generosity equips our hospitals with advanced tools like CT scanners and video surgical technology, giving care teams the clear answers they need to chart the best treatment plan, and best path to recovery for patients across our community.
- Fundraising goal: $7.3M
Programs
You make crucial patient programs possible
Your generosity funds our world-class Digital Pathology program, as well as holistic programs such as Music Therapy and Propel Youth Mental Health, helping patients rebuild confidence and hope beyond standard clinical treatment.
You help WRHN continue developing programs that respond to the needs of patients and families across our community.
- Fundraising goal: $4.5M
Annual Equipment Drive
The equipment our care teams use every day
Exceptional care happens every day — and it depends on having the right equipment.
From the beds patients recover in, to the specialized tools care teams rely on, essential equipment is vital for high-quality care. You help WRHN purchase and replace the equipment our community relies on across our hospitals.
- Fundraising goal: $3.75M
